n. 狼,贪婪的人,有害的幼虫;vt. 狼吞虎咽;
[例句] I was back in the changing room wolfing tea and sandwiches.
[例句] A lot of the lads took small jobs to help keep the wolf from the door.
n. 父亲(或母亲),先辈,根源,起源,保护者;
[例句] Children need their parents...
[例句] This is where a lot of parents go wrong...
vt.& vi. 用钱,花钱;vt. 花费,消耗,花(时间),度过;n. (为某目的或某段时间内的)花销,花费,开销;
[例句] By the end of the holiday I had spent all my money...
[例句] Businessmen spend enormous amounts advertising their products...
n. [医]药方,处方,处方药,训令,指示,法规;
[例句] You will have to take your prescription to a chemist.
[例句] The prescription Ackerman gave me isn't doing any good.
n. (热或其他能量的)射线,光束,光线,微量,伞形花序柄;vt. 放射,照射,(思想,希望等)闪现,发光;
[例句] ...the first rays of light spread over the horizon...
[例句] It can be seen clearly in a ray of sunlight or under a lamp...
adj. 粗鲁的,简陋的,狂暴的,近乎下流的;
[例句] He's rude to her friends and obsessively jealous...
[例句] People were quite often rude about him, often the people he had helped...
adj. 精神的,心灵的,高尚的,崇高的,宗教的;n. 圣歌(尤指美国南部黑人的),教会事物;
[例句] She lived entirely by spiritual values, in a world of poetry and imagination.
[例句] The spiritual leader of Ireland's 3.7 million Catholics...
vi. 幸存,活下来;vt. 比…活得长,经历…之后还存在,幸存;vt.& vi. 幸免于难,挺过,艰难度过;
[例句] ...the sequence of events that left the eight pupils battling to survive in icy seas for over four hours...
[例句] Those organisms that are most suited to the environment will be those that will survive...
n. 工作,任务,作业,苦差事;vt. 交给某人(任务),使过于劳累;
[例句] Walker had the unenviable task of breaking the bad news to Hill...
[例句] She used the day to catch up with administrative tasks.
adj. 泥泞的,暗的,模糊的,糊涂的;vt. 使沾上泥,把…弄糊涂;vi. 变得泥泞,沾满烂泥;
[例句] ...a muddy track...
[例句] The ground was still very muddy.
n. 拷问,折磨,痛苦,(精神上或肉体上的)折磨;vt. 使痛苦,使苦恼,使焦急,曲解;
[例句] French police are convinced that she was tortured and killed...
[例句] Three members of the group had been tortured to death…
n. 版本,译文,译本,说法,倒转术;
[例句] ...an updated version of his book...
[例句] Ludo is a version of an ancient Indian racing game...
n. 抽样,取样,(乐曲的)节录,选录;
[例句] You'll receive samples of paint, curtains and upholstery...
[例句] We're giving away 2000 free samples...
v. 战斗( fight的第三人称单数 ),斗争,打架,吵架;
[例句] Mother Teresa is an elderly nun who has devoted her life to fighting poverty...
[例句] More units to fight forest fires are planned...
n. 劝告,忠告,建议,意见;
[例句] Don't be afraid to ask for advice about ordering the meal...
[例句] Your community officer can give you advice on how to prevent crime in your area...
n. 代理,机构,力量;
[例句] We had to hire maids through an agency.
[例句] ...a successful advertising agency.
adj. 令人愉快的,惬意的,有礼貌的,同意的,接受的,适合的,一致的;
[例句] ...workers in more agreeable and better paid occupations.
[例句] ...an agreeable surprise.
vt. 声称,断言,维护,坚持,坚持自己的主张,生效;
[例句] Mr. Helm plans to assert that the bill violates the First Amendment...
[例句] The defendants, who continue to assert their innocence, are expected to appeal...
n. 路障,障碍物,防御,阻碍;vt. 设路障于,以障碍物阻塞,封锁,阻挡;
[例句] Large areas of the city have been closed off by barricades set up by the demonstrators.
[例句] The rioters barricaded streets with piles of blazing tyres...
vt. 抓紧,紧握,抓住,抓取;vi. 试图抓住,踩离合器;adj. 紧要关头的,没有手提带的;n. 紧抓,控制,离合器,紧要关头;
[例句] I staggered and had to clutch at a chair for support...
[例句] She was clutching a photograph.